First Christian Church News

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P O I N T S O F

I N T E R E S T :

H a p p y B i r t h d a y J o a n

T i m e t o R e g i s t e r f o r

G e n e r a l A s s e m b l y

G r a d u a t i o n T i m e

I N S I D E T H I S

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Serving Schedule 2

Food Pantry 2

Queen Novella 2

Prayer List 2

Attendance &

Giving

2

Birthdays and

Anniversaries 3

Mark the Date 3

Thoughts to

Ponder

3

Change of Address 3

Lectionary 4

General Assembly 4

God 4

Grief Share 4

GivePlus 5

Graduation 5

Birthday Picture 5

Church Contacts 6

Calendar 6

Spotlight Disciples 6

May 6, 2019

Reflections

In the chapter on Radical Hospitality in his book, Five Practices of Fruitful Congregations, Robert Schnase encourages us to share our love of God with others.

He asks us to think about these things: What does your relationship with God mean to you? What is your perspective of faith? What is your understanding of life? What do your relationships with others mean to you? What sense of meaning, connection, and contribution do you get

from belonging to a church family?

If we can answer these questions for ourselves, we can talk to anyone about God, Christ, and the church.

Would you take time to think about these things? Would you take time to discuss these questions with someone you know and trust? Perhaps you would like to journal about these things.

Schnase suggests that we “Pray, and rehearse, and commit [ourselves] . . .” to speak. There’s more, but let’s start here. These three things: pray, rehearse, and commit, are very important so that we can talk about God with integrity, without fear of being pushy or fanatical, and in our own way. Our personal faith stories are the best ones we can ever tell.

One of our stellar attributes about belonging to the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) is our diversity. Each of our stories will bring their unique flavor to the larger story of our congregation. Our congregational story is a story of deep faith built on the foundation of Jesus Christ. It is the faith we affirm. In order to share our story, remember to pray, re-hearse, and commit! Shalom,

Pastor Lorraine

Upcoming Serving Schedule

Don Allen (tumor); Lonnie Atchison (cancer); Lynn Cress (stroke); Joe Den-son (fall & rehab); Brooke Franklin (cancer); Ana Gonzales (back problems); Brad Jones (son of Jan Jones, heart problems); Gale Kelley (hospice); Joyce Kellison (health issues); Steve (broken neck) & Ra-mona Langley (brother-in-law and sister of Betty Rich-ardson); Joe Lozier (brain tumor, Father of Jen Dalton); Steve Martin (stem cell cancer treatment); Pastor An-drew McHenry & wife Hillary (Paradise, CA fire); Jean-ice Miller (sciatic nerve pain); Ross Rhoades; Pam Scheve (daughter Jan Jones, health issues); Andrea Vandruff (kidney issues); Liam Wagner, (open heart surgery); Bob Wayman (hernia surgery & recovery); Au-brey Wescott (stomach & digestive problems); Hilda Wright (complications of diabetes, Pastor Lorraine’s sis-ter-in-law); plus those affected by the flooding. Eric MacGregor (Military-Deployed)

May 12, 2019—4th Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day

Candlelighter ~ Nicole Dalton Children’s Message ~ Barb Gimple Diaconate ~ Richard Becker*, Laurie Kurzen Alan & Betty Richardson Elder ~ Judy Moore Greeters ~ (N) Carl Headrick ~ (S) Rita Headrick Nursery ~ Juliana Martinez Worship Leader ~ Nancy LeClear

May 19, 2019—5th Sunday of Easter

Candlelighter ~ Jaiden Kurzen Children’s Message ~ Marie Harding Diaconate ~ Jake Dalton*, Joy Wonser Carl & Lana Richardson Elder ~ Robert Chatham Greeters ~ (N) Karen Garnett ~ (S) Debbie Hubert Nursery ~ Rita Headrick Worship Leader ~ Jill McGrath

May 26, 2019—6th Sunday of Easter

Candlelighter ~ Brayden Dill Children’s Message ~ Lorraine Bailey Diaconate ~ Carl Headrick*, Jill McGrath Tammie McDiffett, Nik Roth Elder ~ Marlene Hanson Greeters ~ (N) Jim Tilton (S) Melissa Tilton Nursery ~ Nikki Simmons

Worship Leader ~ Judy Moore

June 2, 2019—7th Sunday of Easter

Candlelighter ~ Kelsey Shull Children’s Message ~ Jaylene Arnett Diaconate ~ Nikki Simmons*, John Lexow Bonnie Denson Elder ~ Robert Chatham Greeters ~ (N) Richard Becker ~ (S) Lisa Rickbaugh Nursery ~ Richard Becker Worship Leader ~ Marlene Hanson

Attendance and Giving Record

F I R S T C H R I S T I A N C H U R C H N E W S ( D I S C I P L E S O F C H R I S T ) E M P O R I A , K S

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In April we helped 44 families, consisting of 111 people with food, plus 28 dozen eggs and various miscellaneous donated items. Of those families, 15 were new to us. Thank you for sup-porting your food pantry.

ATTENDANCE & GIVING RECORD

April 28, 2019 SS 6 / Worship 56 May 5, 2019 SS 12 / Worship 51

GIVING RECORD

April 28, 2019~Offering $1,691.00 /Building $180.00 May 5, 2019~ Offering $2,217.50 / Building $20.00

Easter Offering $25.00

Congratulations

Novella Merry

The Meadows

Valentine Queen

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May Birthdays 02 Brooke Douglas 02 Chris Parsons 04 Shelby Fuller 06 Maddie Roth 06 Bob Duncan 07 Joan Shumate 08 Michelle Harding 08 Jan Jones 10 Lincoln Roth 10 Jay Schaefer 11 Cindy Kuhn 15 Jami LeClear 16 Slay’tn Davis 17 William Calvert 20 Jim Siebert 23 Brandon Hopkins 25 Robert Hush 26 Alexa Sunderman 27 Robert Wells 28 Larry Gamblian 28 Nathan LeClear 31 Dennis Kelly

May Anniversaries 17 Jeffry & Vicki Cole 24 Kurt & Sheila Steinkuhler

F I R S T C H R I S T I A N C H U R C H N E W S ( D I S C I P L E S O F C H R I S T ) E M P O R I A , K S

Mark The Dates Friday’s 3-6 pm—Clothes Closet & Household Hut open

Saturday’s from 9—Noon—Clothes Closet and Household Hut

Thursday’s at 6:00 pm—Choir practice

Thursday’s at 6:30 pm through May 30—Grief Share

Tuesday, May 7—5:30 pm Youth Choir practice

Wed., May 8—9:30 am NE KS Clergy 6:15 pm Stewardship Meets

Sat., May 11—ESU Graduation

Sun., May 12—Mother’s Day 25th Ordination Reception for Pastor Lorraine after Worship

Tue. May 14—6:00 pm Chi Rho Mission Club meets 6:30 pm Christian Ed. meets

Wed. May 15—25th Anniversary Lorraine Bailey’s Ordination 5:00 pm Worship Ministry 6:15 pm Board Meeting

Fri. May 17—8:30 am CWU Friendship Coffee

Sat. May 18—Noon to 6:00 pm Emporia Piano Teachers Recital and Reception in the Sanctuary & Parlor

Sun. May 19—Church Graduation Recognition Sunday

Sat. July 20—Wed. July 24, 2019—General Assembly in Des Moines, Iowa

THOUGHTS TO PONDER

—If you never have a bad day, how would you know whether you are having a good day? —A prayer is not a wish list. —Authority makes some people grow and others just swell. —If you push the envelope, you might get licked. —Jesus can turn you E-F-I-L around. —Better saved than sorry. —Be fishers of men. You catch ‘em, He’ll clean ‘em.

Change of Address Joe and Bonnie Denson 2343 Hillcrest Drive Emporia, KS 66801 Please make the changes to your directory.

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F I R S T C H R I S T I A N C H U R C H N E W S ( D I S C I P L E S O F C H R I S T ) E M P O R I A , K S

Stewardship Moment. . .

DWF

We are in need of more people to be on our church prayer chain to pray for others. Please volunteer by calling Jeanice Miller at 343-9592 or Luella Hush at 342-2493. It is easy and something everyone can do, so please con- sider giving your time and talents for the Prayer Chain.

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Lectionary Schedule May 12—June 9, 2019

May 12, 2019 4th Sun. of Easter Acts 9:36-43 Psalm 23 Revelation 7:9-17 John 10:22-30

May 19, 2019-5th Sun. of Easter Acts 11:1-16 Psalm 148 Revelation 21:1-6 John 13:31-35

May 26, 2019-6th Sun. of Easter Acts 16:9-15 Psalm 67 Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 John 14:23-29 or John 5:1-9

June 2, 2019 7th Sun. of Easter Acts 16:16-34 Psalm 97 Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 John 17:20-26

June 9, 2019 Pentecost Day Acts 2:1-21 or Genesis 11:1-9 Psalm 104:24-34, 35b Romans8:14-17 or Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-17, (25-27)

Grief Share Starting in March

Have you lost someone close and are going through the grief process? Grief Share is a program designed to help understand and cope with the feeling of loss and grief. We meet on Thursday evenings at 6:30 p.m. in the church library and will con-tinue through May 30, 2019.

Nancy Hopper LeClear and Janet Willard Lostutter

Facilitators

GENERAL ASSEMBLY General Assembly is coming! July 20-24: at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, IA Join our brothers and sisters in Christ this summer in:

Worship: engage in powerful preaching and inspiring music.

Bible Studies: to dig into scripture (John 15:1-5).

Educational Workshops: for both lay and clergy leaders.

Luncheons and dinners: to share in and to learn about minis-tries and missions of the church.

Coming together at the Lord’s Table: in worship, luncheons, and dinners.

An Experience for Everyone in our Church Family to Share!

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F I R S T C H R I S T I A N C H U R C H N E W S ( D I S C I P L E S O F C H R I S T ) E M P O R I A , K S

Making Donations Using GivePlus Mobile

Where can I download the GivePlus Mobile app?

Currently, GivePlus is available through the Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store.

Is the GivePlus Mobile app free to use?

Yes! The app is free to download from Apple’s App Store, Google’s Play Store and you are not charged a fee to make donations using the app.

How do I find my church to give to in the GivePlus Mobile app?

When you download the GivePlus app for the first time, you will be prompted to enter the name of the church to which you want to give. You can type in the name of the church and select it when it appears. Or, use the Find Churches Near me feature. Currently we are at the bottom of the list.

It’s Graduation Time!!!! Graduation announcement cards are being readied. Caps and gowns sized and ordered. Final exams are fast approaching. Parties are being planned. Diplomas are being printed. Commencement speeches are being written with opening lines like “Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there” - Will Rogers. Some fun commencement facts – the traditions of gowns goes all the way back to the 12

th century

because universities had no heating systems. The caps or mortarboard became popular in the 14th

and 15th centuries by artists and students who wore them. The tossing of the cap was started by Na-

val Academy in 1912. The turning of the tassel is a young tradition of the last 40 to 50 years.

Do you have a child, grandchild, or relative that is graduating from kindergarten, middle Do you have a child, grandchild, or relative that is graduating from kindergarten, middle school, high school, technical college, or college? If so, please fill out an information sheet school, high school, technical college, or college? If so, please fill out an information sheet from the hall table and leave it in the church office. We will honor our graduates on from the hall table and leave it in the church office. We will honor our graduates on

Sunday, May 19, 2019.

Celebrating Joan Shumate’s 90th Birthday

Family Picture

202 East 12th Avenue

620-342-1582 Church Office

Web Page www.fccemporia.org

Email Office fccoffices@yahoo.com

Pastor: Rev. Lorraine Bailey

Email: pastorlorraineb@gmail.com

“The mission of First Christian Church is to inspire

each other to reach out to the un-churched and to

serve and share with our community by proclaiming

the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Sunday School at 9:30 a.m.

Worship at 10:30 a.m.

Office Hours

8 a.m. until Noon, Monday through Friday.

Pastor Lorraine—8:00 am to 11:00 am, Tuesday

through Friday. Afternoons by appointment.

First Christian Church

Lorraine W. Bailey,

Transitional Minister

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Spotlight on Disciples Information for this article came from Journey in Faith by Lester G. McAllister and William E. Tucker, pp. 395-396.

Christian Education and Youth Programs Begin The Department of Religious Education began in 1920 as part of the United Christian Missionary Society. The

children’s program expanded rapidly and included youth summer conferences. Youth conventions were held

starting in 1926 in connection withy the International Convention. Youth participated in Christian Endeavor

until a new, more inclusive program, Christian Youth Fellowship (CYF) was adopted in 1938. The purpose of

CYF was to develop young people in churchmanship. By 1960, the popular program was operating in thirty-

five states, provinces, and areas. The ecumenical movement, United Christian Youth Movement included in-

terdenominational camps, conferences, and committees in which Disciples youth participated. Between

1939 and 1941, junior high camp and weekend youth gatherings began. Formed in 1946, The Disciples Stu-

dent Fellowship ministered to Disciples students on many campuses through the United States and Canada.

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